Emmett squeezed 1/3 cup of orange juice in 2 minutes. He divided to find how many cups of orange juice he could squeeze per minute, but he made a mistake. Which reason explains why his answer must be wrong?
Steps in dividing fractions. 1) Get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction. 2 is the 2nd fraction. It is 2/1 in fraction form. Its reciprocal is 1/2 2) Multiply the 1st fraction to the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction
1/3 * 1/2 = 1*1 / 3*2 = 1/6 cup
Emmet can squeeze 1/6 cup of orange juice per minute.
